Yearly Archives: 2017

Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar

Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The federal government has provided the most complete statistical snapshot of immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, showing Border Patrol arrests plunged to a 45-year low while arrests by deportation officers soared. Numbers released Tuesday show the Border Patrol made nearly 311,000 arrests during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30,…MORE